28 марта 2018 года в рамках официального визита в Туркменистан Президент Исламской Республики Иран Хасан Рухани посетил Государственный историко-культурный заповедник «Древний Мерв». Как уже сообщалось, вчера в Ашхабаде состоялись туркмено-иранские переговоры на высшем уровне, подтвердившие приверженность двух государств и народов нерушимым, скреплённым веками, традициям добрососедства, обоюдную готовность развивать и активизировать взаимовыгодное партнёрство по самому широкому спектру направ...

On March 27, 2018, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on the official visit. The Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran was met by the officials at Ashgabat International Airport decorated with the State Flags of both countries. The Guard of Honour was lined up along the carpet running from the ramp. According to good tradition, boys and girls wearing national dress met Iranian Leader with bread and salt and presented the flowers. From the airpor...

On March 26, 2018, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Chairman of the Executive Committee, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev. Greeting Turkmen leader, the guest expressed sincere gratitude for the invitation of the CIS Observer Mission and creation of all necessary conditions for the monitoring of the preparation and conduct of the election of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the VI convocation on March 25. It w...

On March 26, 2018, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov hold regular video conference session with the participation of the hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat where the issues of social and economic development and the situation in agricultural branch of the regions have been discussed. First, Hyakim of Ashgabat Sh. Durdiliyev reported on the fulfilment of the assignments given by the Head of the State on urban planning of the capital, provision of comfortable conditions for the population,...

Addressing the members of the Government at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on March 24, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on the elections of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of velayat, etrap and city People’s councils and gengeshys. Having mentioned full readiness for national referendum on democratic principles, the Head of the State highlighted that such format of the elections to representative government authorities is held for the first time in our...

On March 23, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary S.N.Lebedev, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the mission of CIS observers to participate in the assessment of the forthcoming parliamentary elections. During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the preparations for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan on March 25, 2018, as well as...

In recent days, distorted information about allegedly illegal activities of Turkmenistan's border services with respect to the Iranian vessel has spread in the media of Iran and other countries. The Turkmen side states that on March 21, 2018, the border services of Turkmenistan suppressed an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of narcotic drugs by a group of citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran that violated the state border of Turkmenistan on the motorway boat in Turkmenistan's territori...